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Crossing the Ionian
Think it’s safe to say that at this point we both felt this was more than we had bargain for, the winds were way stronger than forecasted
Ana
Apr 8, 2022


Crossing the Aegean
I woke up due to the rolling swell and feeling really cold. John was furling the Jib, the winds had just picked up that extra notch
Ana
Apr 2, 2022


Greece, Itea - checking in
This had been the easiest check-in in Greece so far and we had finally managed to get on the Transit Log!
Sailing The Dream
Nov 18, 2020


Sailing through two Engineering marvels in Greece
As we were still passing over the submerged bridge the warning siren for the raise of the bridge sounded and we could already hear the...
Ana
Nov 13, 2020


2020-10-23>25 Syracuse, Sicily, Italy > Zakynthos, Greece
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Zakynthos, Greece 276.4 nautical miles in 50 hours
Sailing The Dream
Nov 5, 2020


Another long haul across the Eastern Mediterranean
With visas expiring dates approaching, the Covid19 restrictions and including the fact that the Greek borders were closed to all vessels...
Ana
Sep 21, 2020


A Mad-Dash accross the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia - Turkey non-stop
After having stayed in Hammamet many months more than we had planned for due to the collision we suffered while in the Marina back in...
Ana
Jul 16, 2020


Wrap up of Season 3 - Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Well, we can say we had a season full of adventure from big storms at anchor to big fish at the back of the boat. I can say that the 2019 se
John
Dec 9, 2019

Last crossing of season 2019 - an eventful passage!
Now that it has been a bit over a month since the passages that brought us to another winter in Tunisia it’s time to think about the events
Ana
Dec 2, 2019


Greece, Preveza - checking in and out
The first time we arrived in Greece we chose Preveza on the west coast as our port of entry and then again as our port of exit on our...
Sailing The Dream
Nov 30, 2019


2019-10-14>16 Preveza, Greece > Rocella Ionica, Italy
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza, Greece to Rocella Ionica, Italy
266.8 nautical miles in 46 hours
Sailing The Dream
Nov 9, 2019


Greece, Corfu - checking out and back in
This was our first attempt on getting "stamped" in the Transit Log, but unfortunately, things didn't go as smoothly as we had expected.
Sailing The Dream
Oct 14, 2019


Sailing to the end of the Adriatic Sea
In less than two weeks we crossed the country from South to North, roughly 300 nautical miles and were arriving Trieste Italy, finding ancho
Ana
Jul 7, 2019


Adriatic Sea bound
After spending a month and a half in the Greek waters of the Ionian Sea and enjoying the life of being back at anchor despite the mostly clo
Ana
Jun 22, 2019


2019-05-29 Corfu, Kérkira, Greece > Sarandë, Albania
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Corfu, Grece to Sarande, Albania
15 nautical miles in 3 hours
Sailing The Dream
Jun 16, 2019

Hit by a Greek 70ft tour boat
We just couldn’t believe we had just been hit by another boat while at anchor, a boat steered by a “professional captain” in a protected anc
Ana
Jun 16, 2019


First time crossing a floating bridge
That meant that the channel was quite narrow and that the depths immediately to the side of the markets were in several places, not enough f
Ana
Jun 16, 2019

Sailing into the storm, a passage to Greece
In the early morning it struck, the thunderstorm from hell with lightening all around us striking within just a mile or so away, the rain tu
Ana
Jun 12, 2019


Getting "stamped" in the Greek Transit Log
After an awkward conversation at Customs office in Preveza during our check in with one of the officers in a broken English conversion, we w
Sailing The Dream
May 29, 2019


2019-04-20 Preveza > Nidri, Lefkada Island (via Lefkas channel), Greece
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza to Nidri in the Lefkada Island, Greece (via the Lefkas channel)
20 nautical miles i
Sailing The Dream
May 6, 2019
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